A LOUD, BLARING ALARM
WAKES YOU UP FROM YOUR
SLUMBER.

YOU SIT UP FROM WHERE YOU
HAD LAIN ON YOUR BED,
OPENING YOUR EYES BLEARILY
TO SEE A LARGE PLATFORM
LOWERING DOWN FROM THE CEILING
TO STOP AT YOUR LEVEL.

IT'S A SPREAD OF FOOD, AND
YOUR STOMACH GRUMBLES WITH
HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN
DEPRIVED OF IT.

HOWEVER, THE TEMPORARY RELIEF
YOU HAD FELT WAVERS AS YOU DRAW CLOSER.

WHILE THE SMELL OF FOOD IS
APPARENT, YOUR EYES TAKE IN THE
SIGHT OF FOOD STREWN ACROSS
THE TABLE, HALF-EATEN, UPTURNED,
AND PIECED APART.

THE ALARM IS STILL BLARING IN YOUR
EARS, BUT HERE, ALL YOU CAN HEAR
IS THE THUMPING OF YOUR OWN
HEART.

welcome to cycle one, inmates!

it is imperative that you read the following paragraphs so that you know how exactly this will work. 

as we give your first prompt, we will be providing a title, a subtitle, a genre, and a specific size you have to work with. of course, the style of the graphic will not be mentioned, as that will be up to you as to how you want to execute your ideas. once again, while the genre will surely seem like it is limiting you to do a certain kind of style, there are always some exceptions and it will always depend on your interpretation of the prompt.

now, here we get to the main focus of this competition in the first place: the resources. below, we will be assigning you to thirteen different levels via a random list generator, from one to thirteen. each cycle will have different level assignments. as stated in the first chapter of this book, there will be thirteen resources that you guys will be able to choose from. level one will be the first one to choose. after that, their chosen resource will be taken out of the choices. level two will choose next. the same will happen. this will work all the way until level thirteen, the last contestant, gets their resource. you have to put that resource in your graphic no matter what. 

of course, you will be allowed to use other resources in the graphic, but what we provide must be one of the main focuses. in this cycle, it will be model-based. meaning, we will be providing models that we rendered ourselves for you to use. 

we will be private messaging you individually by level for you to choose your model immediately after this chapter is published. please wait for our private message before you start your graphic. understanding that contestants have different timezones, in the case of a delay by one contestant, we will be providing an extension to those who have been affected. 

— comment inline here if you have any more questions about how this will work!

contains: level assignments

— this section contains each contestant's assigned level for this cycle. we used a randomized list generator to get this arrangement.

LEVEL ONE: RosyKun

LEVEL TWO: pig-city

LEVEL THREE: lunaishi

LEVEL FOUR: astroduality

LEVEL FIVE: oxydahlia

LEVEL SIX: beauior

LEVEL SEVEN: _Becca_Boo_

LEVEL EIGHT: corvums

LEVEL NINE: athenated

LEVEL TEN: A1RYEN

LEVEL ELEVEN: seodreams

LEVEL TWELVE: nearlys

LEVEL THIRTEEN: Ardenwillcraft

contains: cycle one prompt
— this will be the prompt you have to base your graphic off of this cycle. good luck to all the contestants!! please submit your entries to jaehansss_ via pm with a link and a short explanation.

title: necrosis
subtitle: til the fever broke
genre: horror / thriller
dimensions: 1600x1024 (landscape)
requirements: you have to use one of the models from what we've provided. once again, your model will depend on your level assignments; level one will be able to choose first, then level two, then level three... all the way to level thirteen. you will have to keep that model and use it in your graphic. you cannot switch models with your fellow competitors.
extra notes: please note that "horror" isn't limited to heavy manipulations and blends! a gore aesthetic could also work; do whatever you feel like the prompt means for you. it's all about your interpretation.

DEADLINE: MAY 2, 2020 / 11:59PM / GMT+8